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AI Can Help One of K-12’s Biggest Challenges: Middle School Reading

Artificial intelligence can bridge the middle grades literacy gap by providing individualized student reading instruction at scale.

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CTA campaigns for Prop. 3, renewal of income tax for high earners

The California Teachers Association called for more funding for public schools and campaigned for Proposition 3 at a Thursday morning news conference. The CTA presented a joint report from the Economic Policy Institute,...

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Virtual school enrollment has doubled in recent years, following pandemic-era surge

The increase in students in fully virtual public schools reflects families' growing power to opt out of traditional schooling. But research has raised major questions about the quality of online learning.

EdSource
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Central Coast school district wants revenue share if state’s only nuke plant stays open

A school district in San Luis Obispo County wants to keep receiving a cut of revenue from California’s only nuclear power plant should it remain in operation, The San Luis Obispo Tribune reported. Negotiations to close...

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Chronic absenteeism rate fell in Colorado schools last year, still well above pre-pandemic level

More than a quarter of Colorado students were chronically absent in 2025-26, according to new state data.

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Beyond Policy: Why Literacy Reform Is Entering a New Phase

Over the past several years, states across the country have rewritten early literacy policy at an unprecedented pace. Science of reading legislation, teacher training requirements, instructional material reforms, and...

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Anna Maria bankruptcy sale of property faces objection from neighbor

The Roy family says the now-shuttered college promised to gift them a 2.4-acre parcel. The institution is disputing their property claim.

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Education Beat is ending after 5 years. Here are the episodes we’ll remember most

The final episode of Education Beat airs this week. Podcast host Zaidee Stavely remembers some of the most noteworthy episodes over its five-year run.

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Student Artists Wrestle with AI’s Promise and Peril

Four student artists map out what artificial intelligence means for their communities today — and 50 years from now.

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UC Merced welcomes largest incoming class in history, sets enrollment record

UC Merced set a new enrollment record as it welcomed students to campus this week, propelled by big increases in first-year and transfer students, the campus said Wednesday. The Central Valley campus enrolled 2,705...

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Open or closed? Some Colorado programs for homeschoolers remain in limbo after turbulent summer

Some publicly funded homeschool enrichment programs may not open in Colorado this school year because of strict new rules and the demise of a prolific authorizer.

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NYC schools head toward first day without gradebooks and other software amid tech freeze

NYC principals say an ed tech purchasing freeze is preventing them from renewing online gradebooks and other software just weeks before school starts.

Education Dive
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AI can complete ‘almost’ all written assignments for MIT undergrads, report says

To adapt, faculty must be able to quickly update their curriculum without “multi-committee, year-long review processes,” a university committee said.

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San Jose Unified may buy downtown residential tower for teacher housing

San Jose Unified officials are considering two proposals to build affordable housing for teachers in its bid to retain educators in one of the nation’s most expensive housing markets, The Mercury News reported. One...

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Did School Vaccines Just Become a Campaign Issue?

Mandated vaccines for school attendance—and a parent’s ability to reject those vaccines— may have been injected into the race for Florida governor. With five months left before he’s term limited out of office, the...

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Even With Human Help, Kids Need Motivation to Use AI Tutors. The Question Is What

Artificial intelligence-based tutoring programs promise something schools have long struggled to provide: personalized instruction for every student at a fraction of the cost of traditional 1-on-1 tutoring.  But...

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Some colleges begin accepting tuition payments via Venmo

The peer-to-peer payment method and its PayPal parent have forged new ties with higher education institutions, the company said last week.

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Lawmakers pass mandate to help California’s youngest students catch up in math

Advocates assert that a new assessment, now awaiting Gov. Newsom’s signature, would focus much-needed attention on students’ struggles in early-grades math.

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Three things parents miss about their teens’ lives

Researchers highlighted significant discrepancies between parent perceptions and actual teenage experiences regarding mental health, school attendance, and artificial intelligence use.

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Protecting Student Cognition in the Age of AI

Educators must shift their focus from preventing cognitive offloading to preserving the critical thinking skills AI threatens to replace.

EdSurge
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Can a Letter From Washington Actually Change How Schools Buy Technology?

On this episode of This Week with EdSurge, unpacking new federal edtech guidance for schools.

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Broward College board, president reach $430K separation agreement

Under the settlement, Torey Alston resigned immediately and will withdraw his lawsuit against the board. The board did not admit wrongdoing.

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Former Tindley charter school network CEO, 2 others to pay nearly $1 million in restitution for fraud

Tindley Genesis Academy in Indianapolis. The former CEO of the Tindley charter school network must pay restitution and will serve over a year in prison, according to a judgment in federal court against him related to a...

Education Dive
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Cornell, MIT and others can appeal class action status in antitrust case

Former students accused the colleges of colluding to fix tuition prices and lower financial aid offers.

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Trump administration higher education letter: Most Colorado universities have yet to decide response

Colorado State University System officials said they are reviewing a letter from the Trump administration asking colleges and universities to answer several questions about high-profile topics.

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This Superintendent Couldn’t Read as a Kid. Now He Wants to Ensure Every Kid Can

In late July, soon-to-be kindergarteners spent the morning getting their wiggles out at a summer learning program at Robert Bailey Elementary School in Providence. At first, they shyly raised their hands or whispered...

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The problem with an AI tutor: Students don’t want to use it

Asiyah Jones, 6, works on her laptop at her home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 19, 2024.

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University of Utah to shutter Sandy location in January

Fall classes will continue as scheduled for the 660 students who have already signed up, the university said.

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Most Memphis schools will reopen Tuesday after weekend storm

Most Memphis students will return to classes Tuesday, while after-school activities remain canceled.

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Palo Alto parents protest tech in classrooms

Silicon Valley is the center of the tech world — and also a backlash against tech in the classroom. The San Francisco Chronicle reports from a Palo Alto Unified School Board meeting where parents — many who have day...